Handmade Wuyi Wild Lapsang Souchong

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An exquisite unsmoked wild Lapsang Souchong from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province. Expect a fruity, naturally sweet flavour with a floral aroma, carrying no astringency and without the malty taste common to other lapsang style teas.

Details

A wild-grown Lapsang Souchong from around the village of Tongmu Guang in the Wuyi Mountains of China's Fujian Province, this tea carries a powerful aroma and gives a strong fruity flavour in the cup.

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Origin

China

Region

Tongmu Guang, Wuyi, Fujian Province

Harvest Date

20th April 2017

Altitude

1200m

Cultivar

Wuyi Caicha

How to Prepare

Teapot

2tsp(2-3g)

90°C

450ml

3mins

Gaiwan/Yixing

1st

2nd

3rd

3tsp(3-5g)

90°C

450ml

30sec

30sec

45sec

Double the time for each subsequent infusion

Where is it from?

Fujian Province, China

Fujian Province is located in the southwest of China, close to the island of Taiwan and at the crossroads of southern China. Fujian is said to be eight parts mountain, one part water and one part farmland, but the one part farmland covers some of the most important tea growing areas in all China.

The Zhou family have been growing teas in the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian Province and around Chaozhou in neighbouring Guangdong Province for generations. Mr Zhou has tea gardens in Guangdong where Dan Cong oolongs are grown. Mrs Zhou has inherited gardens around the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province, where similar roasted oolongs are known as Rock Teas after the rough mountainous terrain they are grown in.

Each of the teas from the Zhou family are handmade at every level. They are grown on small plots of land and then picked by hand before being processed using traditional methods built up over centuries of practice and experimentation. After withering and oxidisation, the teas are roasted in kilns, releasing complex fruity, nutty and floral flavours from the leaves.

At PekoeTea we are very proud to have this direct trading relationship with the Zhou Family, and each year we source a different range of their excellent teas to share something slightly different.

Fujian Bi Lo Chun

Bi Lo Chun literally means Green Snail Spring, a name referring to the coiled appearance of the leaves. The tea was originally known as Astounding Fragrance, in reference to its pungent aroma, but during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor this name was deemed too vulgar and it was changed.

Bi Lo Chun originates in Dongting in Jiangsu Privince. This version has been made using similar techniques in Zheng He county in Fujian Province, from the same cultivar used to make Jin Jun Mei.

Handmade Wuyi Shui Xian

This is an exquisite Wuyi Rock Tea or “Yancha” from Lian Hua Peak. It is made by the Zhou family, who have been handmaking teas for generations. Harvested on 3rd May 2016 it has been carefully baked to a medium level. The flavours are complex but with sensation of boiled sweets. Try re-infusing several times.